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There are more than 30,000 vacancies within the VA health care system nationwide, including over 1,000 across Washington state. Many Seattle area veterans receive their care through the VA Puget Sound Health Care System - specifically at the Seattle Campus.
Unfortunately, in meetings with individual veterans, during my Veterans Advisory Council roundtables, and in conversations with Veterans Service Organizations in Washington state, my staff and I regularly heard of obstacles that veterans faced in accessing care.
Through discussions w/local veterans we worked to identify some of the root causes. Initially, we discovered the problems seem to largely stem from unfilled management positions, an over-reliance on “acting” roles that lack decision-making authority & frequent leadership turnover
These deficiencies had culminated in an unacceptable de facto paralysis in the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System. My team & I worked with former VA Secretary Shulkin to bring in a “Tiger Team” to focus on management &leadership improvements for the Puget Sound Health Care System.
After the Tiger Team’s review, the Puget Sound Health Care System named Acting Director Michael Tadych the full-time director. Since he has taken on the job as director, many constituents have lauded his accessibility & the number of improvements that he has made.
Unfortunately, the high number of vacancies and lack of retention still exist as a problem in Puget Sound Health Care System and the Veterans Health Administration as a whole. We can and need to do better.https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/veterans-in-rural-areas-hit-hardest-by-va-hospital-vacancies/281-570489173 …
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